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Re:Someone dropped the source code for Far Cry 1 on archive.org by hulitu on Saturday July 01, 2023 @02:22PM (#36553308)
> It seems dumb and it is dumb, but it’s also an important feature of Windows that your terrible app from the 90s can still run today with minor changes generally.

This is a myth which is mostly not true from some time.

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Re:Someone dropped the source code for Far Cry 1 on archive.org by realitythreek on Saturday July 01, 2023 @06:36PM (#36556062)
Can you explain how it’s not true? I’ve personally run software from the 90s. I am not a myth!
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Re:Someone dropped the source code for Far Cry 1 on archive.org by vGPU on Sunday July 02, 2023 @08:18PM (#36567230)
Windows 11 killed NTVDM and 16 bit support.
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